Rainforest Action Network applauds new commitments, including the first from a brand to highlight human rights defenders Just weeks after Rainforest Action Network (RAN) releasedĀ an analysis rankingĀ global food brands‘ progress…
February 7, 2020
February 5, 2020
Florida Climate Activists Storm Jamie Dimon Event With Multiple Disruptions and Message: Defund Sea Level Rise
Worldās worst banker of fossil fuels, JPMorgan Chase, under fire in Palm Beach for outsized role in funding the climate crisis. Photos and video available upon request. Livestream available here….
January 29, 2020
Japanās Megabanks Complicit in Destroying Critical Carbon Sinks & Fueling Illegality
New report examines Japanese bank financing of Indonesiaās devastating fires; tropical forest and peatland destruction; human rights abusesĀ Tokyo – A new report published today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN)…
January 17, 2020
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced Using Forced Labor
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm OilĀ Produced Using Forced Labor New evidence of forced labor against Procter & Gambleās joint venture partner, Malaysian…
January 16, 2020
Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020 Deforestation Promises
*Brand scoring graphic here, scoring rationale backgrounder here, RAN blog on survey results here Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020…
January 14, 2020
Rainforest Action Network Responds to BlackRock’s Climate Change Commitment
Statement from Patrick McCully, Climate and Energy Program Director at Rainforest Action Network āBlackRock CEO Larry Finkās annual letter lays down the gauntlet to other mega-money managers to also get…
January 13, 2020
Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare ConferenceĀ Urging Chase Bank to Demonstrate Healthcare by Defunding Climate Change Action follows Fire Drill Friday launch of the āStop the Money…
December 20, 2019
The Hartford Adopts Policy on Tar Sands and Coal
THE HARTFORD ADOPTS POLICY ON TAR SANDS AND COAL Tar sands measures highlight weakness of Liberty Mutualās coal-only policy Contact:Ā Blair Fitzgibbon blair@soundspeedpr.com (202) 503-6141 December 20, 2019 ā Today, The…
December 20, 2019
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Inauguration Overshadowed by Legacy of Rainforest Destruction
December 20 2019 Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon, (202)503-6161, Blair@SoundspeedPR.com Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Inauguration Overshadowed by Legacy of Rainforest Destruction ~ SDGs Undermined; NGOs Demand Accountability from Tokyo 2020 Organizers ~…
December 15, 2019
Goldman Sachs Adopts Strongest Fossil Finance Policy by a Major U.S. Bank
BankĀ Rules Out Thermal Coal and Arctic Oil Projects, Commits to Exit CoalĀ Mining San Francisco– Today,Ā Goldman Sachs announced the strongest fossil finance restrictions of any major U.S. bank, though it still…